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Hook Up with the Quran, Allah Will Hook You Up

Part I | Part II Veiled from sight, a young woman walked down the streets of Cairo, reciting Qur’an to herself and thinking about her goals. She loved the Qur’an and was passionate about studying and teaching it. She wanted to move to Saudi Arabia, where she knew of Qur’anic scholars from whom she dreamt [...]

Published by Maryam Amirebrahimi on April 8, 2011 5:00 am

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Lessons from Surah Fatihah – Identifying the Straight Path

“Guide us along the Straight Way. The way of those whom You have bestowed Your Grace. Not of those who earn Your anger, nor of those who go astray.” (Qur’an, 1:5-7) When we examine these verses, we find that it has some very interesting qualities that make it a unique prayer. In a short examination [...]

Published by Abdul Sattar Ahmed on April 4, 2011 5:00 am

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Explanation (Tafsir) of Chapter At-Takathur

In this video, Imam Suhaib discussed the explanation of Surat Al-Takathur, chapter 102 in the Holy Qur’an.

Published by Suhaib Webb on April 2, 2011 5:00 am

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Explanation of the Chapter of Qur’an, al-‘Asr

Its Name The early Muslims called it al-`Asr. The great scholar of Qur’an, al-Tabari, God have mercy on him, narrates with a sound chain from ‘Ubayd Allah the son of Husayn, “Whenever two of the Prophet’s companions would meet, they would not disperse until they read Surah al-‘Asr.” Also, in most of the books dedicated [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on March 28, 2011 5:00 am

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Explanation (Tafsir) of Chapter Humaza

The Surah’s Name The 104th chapter of the Qur’an is called Humaza as well as in most of the books of tafsir. Imam al-Bukhari in his Sahih, as well as some other scholars of tafsir, referred to this chapter with the title, “Woe to every slanderer and backbiter” – the first ayat. The great scholar [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on March 17, 2011 4:30 am

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Tackling Anti-Islamic Sentiments

By Raiiq Ridwan | Based on a lecture by Br. Nouman Ali Khan In light of the recent protests against Islam, or as coined by the West, “Islamophobia”, it is very important that we refer back to the Qur’an to seek guidance on this issue. Many times we have been played right into the hands [...]

Published by Guest Authors on March 11, 2011 5:00 am

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Explanation of Surat al-Quraysh

Its Name During the early generations of Mulsim scholars this surah was known as the chapter, “For the constant security of the Quraysh.” ‘Amru the son of Maymun al-Awdawi said, “Umar the son of Khattab led us in the sunset prayer reciting “Have you not taken note of how your Lord dealt with the (soldiers [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on February 28, 2011 5:00 am

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“Be Rabbaani”

What does is it mean to be ‘rabbaani’ or godly? We find the concept of rabbaaniyya mentioned in the Qur’an in Surah Ali-Imran: “It is not for a human [prophet] that Allah should give him the Scripture and authority and prophethood and then he would say to the people, ‘Be servants to me rather than Allah,’ but [instead, he would [...]

Published by Shafiur Rahman on February 24, 2011 3:00 am

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Pharaoh’s Traits in the Qur’an

In recent weeks we have seen a modern-day Pharaoh brought to his knees. This is not the first time this has happened in history, nor will it be the last. When we read the Qur’an we find that the most-mentioned prophet is Moses (as). A core element of the story of Musa (as) is his confrontation [...]

Published by Jamaal Diwan on February 18, 2011 2:06 am

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Explanation of Surah al-Ma’un

It’s Name In most of the copies of the Qur’an, this chapter is referred to as Ma’un, which in Arabic means “small kindness.” It is also named the chapter “Have You Seen,” a name given by al-Bukhari in his collection of authentic Prophetic traditions as well as Ibn ‘Atiyyah in his famous explanation of Qur’an. [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on February 15, 2011 12:02 am

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Showing Off: the Minor Shirk

Published by Suhaib Webb on February 14, 2011 12:31 am

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Recognizing Arrogance

Published by Suhaib Webb on February 11, 2011 2:00 am

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Today’s Opening of the Red Sea (Lessons from Egypt)

When Prophet Musa (as) stood in front of the Red Sea, a tyrant and his army approached from behind. Some of those in Musa’s midst began to divide. Looking ahead, those people saw only defeat: “And when the two bodies saw each other, the people of Moses said: ‘We are sure to be overtaken.’”(Qur’an, 26:61). [...]

Published by Yasmin Mogahed on February 9, 2011 3:00 am

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Tafsir of Surat al-Kahf (Part 3)

Transcribed by Sabirah Reinke Part I | Part II | Part III Praising Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) is one of the easiest things to do; say “Alhamdullillah! (All praise is due to Allah.)” When I landed in the States a week ago, after I was given the one-hour royal interception—alhamdullillah, I was [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on January 29, 2011 1:00 am

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Bee Inspired

By Dr. Basma Abdelgafar Qatar Faculty of Islamic Studies Have you ever wondered why Allah subhanahu wa ta`ala (exalted is He) uses the word Shura to refer to the prescribed and preferable decision-making process among believers? Did you know that the literal translation of Shura is to “extract honey from its sources”? In fact, the [...]

Published by Guest Authors on January 25, 2011 1:00 am

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Explanation of Surat al-Kawthar

“Indeed we have granted you the Kawthar (river in heaven). So pray to your Lord and sacrifice. Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.” (Qur’an, 108) It’s Name Some scholars gave it the name “the Chapter of Sacrifice.” Kawthar is the name given to the surah in the old and new copies of Qur’an. [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on January 6, 2011 1:00 am

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Reflections on Selected Ayat from Surah al-Hadeed

Recently in the course of memorizing this surah (chapter), I had a bit of an epiphany. Usually when I memorize I try to couple the memorization with reading the translation so as to have an idea of what I’m memorizing. Surah al-Hadeed is a very interesting surah with important themes such as spending in charity, [...]

Published by Mansoor Ahmed on November 15, 2010 3:00 am

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Tafsir of Surat al-Kahf

Lecture by Suhaib Webb | Transcribed by Sabirah Reinke Part I | Part II | Part III Insha’Allah we start the tafsir (exegesis) of Surat al-Kahf (the Chapter of the Cave). This is the eighteenth chapter of the Qur’an. Surat al-Kahf takes its name from the ninth verse of this chapter (18:9). The goal is to [...]

Published by Suhaib Webb on October 22, 2010 2:00 am